He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep...

The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep...

Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him...

Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting...

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting...

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always...

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always...

There are few things wholly evil or wholly good. Almost everything, especially of government policy,...

There are few things wholly evil or wholly good. Almost everything, especially of government policy,...

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me...

I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me...

Public opinion in this country is everything.

Public opinion in this country is everything.

The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them.

The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me...

I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me...

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any...

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any...

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.

Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will...

Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will...

True friendship is seen through the heart, not through the eyes.

True friendship is seen through the heart, not through the eyes.

When we are young, friends are, like everything else, a matter of course. In the...

When we are young, friends are, like everything else, a matter of course. In the...